InstructionsIn this assignment you will develop a clear and concise Essay that a

InstructionsIn this assignment you will develop a clear and concise Essay that addresses the following question:
How do the socio-political, economic, and cultural developments of the seventh and eighth centuries correlate with contemporary global challenges and issues in the early twenty-first century?
As you write, consider these larger facets that can give you a place to start your work.
Expansion of land, religious belief, and power structures.
Religious establishments and their impact on contemporary religious extremism, geopolitical conflicts, and multicultural integration.
Early advancements in technology, trade, and economics, and their parallels with modern globalization, income inequality, and digital economies.
Formation of centralized states, legal systems, and societal structures, echoing modern governance, power dynamics, and social inequality issues.
No sources should be quoted. The purpose of this assignment is to synthesize the information you have read and use it to back your assertions regarding these civilizations. Do not use external resources. AI or other generative language models are strictly forbidden to complete this assignment.